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North Carolina has outstanding health care systems that offer unique and innovative programs, specialized centers, and firsts, like robotic surgery at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. However, it is no longer enough for hospitals to have the latest in care and technology; they have to let prospective patients know what is available. Maurer discusses marketing strategies hospitals use.
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North Carolina will become the first state in the nation to create a 21st century skills center. The center will be part of the N.C. Business Committee for Education, a nonprofit housed in the governor's office. The center will focus on helping students acquire the knowledge and ability needed for success in the global economy. The center's activities will include curriculum design, teacher training, and student assessment.
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Western Carolina University's new Institute for the Economy and the Future (IEF) opened in September 2005. It is intended to be a “think and do tank†that will boost the region's economy in a number of ways. It will conduct research, policy analysis, polling surveys, and employment trend analysis, not only to promote regional economic development, for also for paying clients.
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Hospital wellness programs help their own employees and those of regional businesses focus on healthy lifestyles, which include healthy eating, exercise, and disease management. Maurer examines wellness programs: WakeMed's, which began in 1986, in Raleigh; Duke University Medical Center's program, now in operation for twenty-one years, in Durham; and Mission Hospital's, which began eight years ago, in Asheville.
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The Pinehurst Golf Fitness Lab, located at the Pinehurst Golf Resort, opened in July 2005. The lab evolved from sports fitness research conducted at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The lab uses sophisticated analysis of a golfer's swing to help improve balance, strength, flexibility, and technique. A biomechanical analysis, four-hour session at the fitness lab, and hour-long lesson costs $850.
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Phil Kirk has been president and CEO of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (NCCBI) and publisher of NORTH CAROLINA magazine for the past sixteen years. He resigned recently to pursue other challenges. Kirk has been a chief of staff to two North Carolina governors and a U.S. Congressman, chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education, and a lobbyist in the General Assembly.
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David Jordan Whichard, III, publisher of Cox North Carolina Publications, Inc., and publisher of the Greenville Daily Reflector, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine executive profile. Whichard was recently named chair of the North Carolina Economic Development Board.
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David P. Rizzo, president and CEO of NC IDEA, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine executive profile. Rizzo founded and sold Charlotte software company Osprey. He served as president and CEO of MCNC, the Micro-electronic Center of North Carolina. As head of NC IDEA, he oversees plans to seed fund early-stage technology companies in North Carolina.
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James Speed, Jr., did so well as a CPA that he retired at age 46. He had to be coaxed back to work in 2003 as CEO and president of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. Speed has plans to take the company to new levels. He wants the company to become one of the nation's top 150 insurance companies in terms of gross premiums. In three years the company has moved from $70 million to $140 million annually.
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At Duke University, medical research is leading to discoveries and forging related high-tech companies. From potential cancer vaccines to stem cell research, anti-AIDS drugs and 3D imaging, the university is building a legacy of cutting-edge research transferred to the private sector.
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11.They'll Give You Cash for Your Old PCs by Maurer, Allan North Carolina Vol. 62 Issue 12, Dec 2004
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Electronic waste is a product of rapid turnover in computer technology. IBM's Asset Recovery Center in Raleigh recycles computer equipment donated by individuals who receive payment for their contributions. Around 2,000 computers are handled daily by the 650 employees. In 2003, the center processed over 560,000 PCs and sold $1.5 billion of certified used equipment.
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